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A New Look at the Impact of Diversity
Major scholarly study finds positive impacts from having roommates from different backgrounds -- and negative impacts from being members of groups largely of one race or ethnicity.
The Teaching Science Professor
New research suggests that faculty members focused on pedagogy as well as their disciplines may improve student learning.
Un-Guaranteeing Tuition Prices
Iowa's Northwestern College hoped that locking in its charges to students for four years would attract families eager for tuition stability. But when enrollment fell, the experiment ended.
Bad Moon Rising
Private colleges continue to report concerns about steep enrollment declines, but few have seen them yet, a survey by their national association finds.
Exam Week Zen
Colleges aren't just offering late-night coffee and cookies during finals week, but massages and other perks to soothe the stressed-out student.